Pioneer DEH-P5100UB and DEH-P510UB Comparison

Comparison

I am going to do a comparison between the Pioneer DEH-P5100UB and Pioneer DEH-P510UB.

First off Price.

The DEH-P5100UB sells for around $210.

The DEH-P510UB sells for around $230

Here is the Specs for the DEH-P5100UB

General features:

• CD receiver with built-in MOSFET amplifier (14 watts RMS CEA-2006/50 peak x 4 channels)
• plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs (including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC files)
• detachable face with multi-line Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) display
• remote control
• Audio features:
• Easy EQ 7-band equalizer with six preset tone settings
• loudness
• high- and low-pass filters
• Expandability:
• built in iPod control — no adapter necessary, but adding Pioneer's optional connecting cable lets you leave your iPod cable at home
• compatible with optional Pioneer Bluetooth adapter, HD Radio tuner, satellite radio, CD changer
• inputs: front auxiliary input, front USB input (for Windows Media devices, USB storage devices, and iPod)
• outputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (front, rear, subwoofer)
• Other info:
• compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)
• CEA-2006 compliant amplifier
• warranty: 1 year

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Here are the specs for DEH-P510UB

General features:

• CD receiver with built-in MOSFET amplifier (14 watts RMS CEA-2006/50 peak x 4 channels)
• plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs (including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC files)
• detachable face with multi-line Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) display
• remote control
• Audio features:
• Easy EQ 7-band equalizer with six preset tone settings
• loudness
• high- and low-pass filters
• Expandability:
• built in iPod control — no adapter necessary, but Pioneer's optional connecting cable included — lets you leave your iPod cable at home
• compatible with optional Pioneer Bluetooth adapter, HD Radio tuner, satellite radio, CD changer
• inputs: front auxiliary input, front and rear USB inputs (for Windows Media devices, USB storage devices, and iPod)
• outputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (4-volt front, rear, subwoofer)
• Other info:
• compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)
• CEA-2006 compliant amplifier
• warranty: 2 years

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At First glance:

The DEH-P5100UB and the DEH-P510UB continues the sleek, polished look, while adding a OEL display. The display shows everyone's favorite the dolphins, along with several other moving and static images.

Features:

The DEH-P5100UB/DEH-P510UB still add iPod Control, through use of a USB in front, along with a Aux Input. Both radios includes the optional iPod cable in the box, so you can leave your white iPod cable at home.

Both the DEH-P5100UB and DEH-P510UB have support for HD radio, and Satellite radio, both sirius and xm. Although you have to purchase modules for those. They also include support for MP3, WMA, and AAC, Apples version of compressed format. Both radios employs the use of ASR, Advanced Sound Retreival, when this is turned on, the music coming from compressed files, is enchanced, to near CD quality.

Both radios are capable to have a Bluetooth module plugged in to give them bluetooth for your phone.

The DEH-P5100UB has a 1 Year warranty and 3 (4 volt) front/rear/subwoofer preouts.

The DEH-P510UB has a 2 Year warranty and 3 (4 volt) front/rear/subwoofer preouts.

Overall Recommendations:

DEH-P5100UB

Ease of Use: 7

Appearance: 8

Performance and Features: 8

Pros:

Easy menu setup and the ability to change eq settings. Just push in the volume knob, then turn, to change the bass, mids, treble, display screens, etc. The Front USB and Front Aux makes it easy to hook up a iPod, 8 gig thumbdrive, or other audio source. 1 Year Warranty 4 Volt Preouts

Cons:

The loss of preset channel buttons make it alittle harder to set stations.

DEH-P510UB

Ease of Use: 7

Appearance: 8

Performance and Features: 8

Pros:

Very nice face, sleek appearance. Using the 7-Way Commander knob makes keeping al your settings in one place. Having a USB in the front, makes it easier to plug in your iPod or thumbdrive. Improved accessibility to the Bass/Mid/Treble controls. 2 Year warrantys are the best.

Cons:

Hard to set favorite stations.

My Thoughts:

Both the Pioneer DEH-P5100UB and the DEH-P510UB radios are awesome and the only radios that, well besides the DEH-P7100BT and the DEH-P710BT, that have motion graphics, which make it a blessing to get to see something different.

So I guess out of the two, I would pick the DEH-P510UB, for its two year warranty. Other than that, really, and price, both radios are the same.